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Re: [OM] OT:Advice on internet video streaming to TV

Subject: Re: [OM] OT:Advice on internet video streaming to TV
From: Jez Cunningham <jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2013 17:31:46 +0000
Can you point me to the hacking site(s) please - I have a Humax Freesat box
and also a BT YouView box (made by Humax).
I'd particularly like to stream from my NASes.
Thanks
Jez


On 7 December 2013 17:28, Jon Mitchell <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Exactly why I avoided them like the plague over here (UK) ... until I found
> the Humax.  With a free bit of custom firmware from the huge user support
> network, you can freely transfer files on and off it, unencrypted.  Lovely
> !
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Braun [mailto:pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 06 December 2013 22:03
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] OT:Advice on internet video streaming to TV
>
> And therein lies my biggest bitch with DVR's supplied by providers...
> <rant> we use DirecTV, but it's the same for Dish for Comcrap.  Not only is
> the content on the hard drive encrypted, but it's keyed.  Not just keyed to
> that DVR, mind you, but keyed TO THAT HARD DRIVE AND THAT DRIVE ALONE.
> That means if your drive starts to exhibit preliminary failure symptoms,
> you can't clone it onto another drive and go on your merry way.  If the
> hard drive dies, all of your programs die along with it since even if you
> manage to copy it all onto a fresh drive, the draconian "anti-piracy"
> schemes on these things won't let you view it.
>
> Why they can't just key it to your access card is beyond me.  Clueless,
> greedy and over-controlling media companies are to blame.
>
> </rant>
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>
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